Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by tim0505 
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- Chart updated: 10/06/2025 17:15
- (Created: 03/11/2023 13:19).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2023]
Year of Release:
1986
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34,443
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265
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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2023]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
32,233
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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2023]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
28,107
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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2023]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
26,467
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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2023]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
23,375
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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2023]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
18,393
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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2023]
Year of Release:
1987
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18,430
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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2023]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
16,233
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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2023]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
16,079
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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2023]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
15,403
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1981 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1982 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1983 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1985 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1986 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1987 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1988 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1989 | 3 | 3% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Smiths | 6 | 6% | |
| The Police | 3 | 3% | |
| Phil Collins | 3 | 3% | |
| Dire Straits | 3 | 3% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 3 | 3% | |
| U2 | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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63 | 63% | |
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26 | 26% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
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| Up 2 from 96th to 94th The Crossing by Big Country |
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| Down 1 from 95th to 96th Pirates by Rickie Lee Jones |
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